Oh, the pain of using a shitty rack is almost a rite of passage, no? Do you have any strategies other than cleaning for ensuring that it doesn't get "gym smell"? I imagine a dehumidifier might help on that front, especially if it's a personal gym. Also, if you don't mind my curiosity, what will the final setup be as far as equipment goes?I bought a kind of expensive one, because I knew from previous experience that you can't skimp.
Whaaaat? Why wouldn't I want the gym smell? It smells like pride and glory. The final setup isn't a lot more than what you see. I also have a heavy bag and a bunch of bands, benches, ropes and medicine balls. I prefer free form working out. On the rack, you can do pullups, squats, bench press, row, lat pull, tri pull downs, leg lifts (bc I have the things you hang your arms in), etc. Other than that I do a bunch of dumbbell workouts (you can't really tell in the pic, but I have dumbbells from 10-40 in 5lb increments and 50-70 in 10lb increments). And dead lifting. My advice to anyone who works out is to dead lift. It will kill you in the best way possible.
Haha, I guess if it's one's own stank, then yeah. I like free weights the best, so when I'm in the swing of things, I do lots of dumbbell stuff too. I don't really know why people are going so nuts over kettlebells right now, but I guess I don't know many lifts designed around kettlebells. Am I wrong to think that kettlebell workouts are a lot like dumbbell workouts?Whaaaat? Why wouldn't I want the gym smell? It smells like pride and glory.